
30 Park Place
Wales
Barristers

Christian Jowett
Position
Christian Jowett specialises in regulatory crime, fraud, confiscation and civil recovery, together with a distinct public law practice with a focus on immigration and environmental matters.
His criminal practice centres on regulatory offences, particularly in the agricultural sector. He has experience in cases involving animal welfare, fire safety, food safety, environmental health, and planning enforcement.
He advises and appears in Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 matters, with a particular interest in the interaction of confiscation and civil recovery with regulatory law.
Christian’s public law work covers immigration, asylum, and human rights law, primarily through judicial review in the High Court and Upper Tribunal. He also undertakes criminal judicial review.
He is regularly ranked in Tier 1 and Band 1 in The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
He has co-convened the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA)’s Wales Devolved Administration Group and retires in 2025 after many years from its National Council and Executive Committee.
Career
Call: 1999
Memberships
Criminal Bar Association
Proceeds of Crime Lawyers’ Association
Revenue Bar Association
UK Environmental Law Association (member of the sub-committee of the Wales Working Party)
Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association
Education
1999-2000: LL.M. (Merit) University College London
1998-1999: Bar Vocational Course; Inns of Court School of Law (Very Competent)
1995-1998: LL.B. (Hons) (IIi) University College London